Tornado in Kiel: people washed into the water by the cyclone – several seriously injured

The German weather service warns six districts with the highest warning level. There is a threat of violent storms, and there was even a tornado in Kiel.

Update from September 30th, 6.30 a.m.: After the tornado in Kiel, the number of seriously injured people has been increased to four. The fire department announced. Three people also suffered moderate injuries and several people were slightly injured. According to the authorities, the tornado hit the keel line – a popular waterfront promenade – around 6 p.m. on Wednesday.

“Something like that cannot be predicted at all,” said the Kiel graduate meteorologist Sebastian Wache from WetterWelt of the German Press Agency. The tornado originated on the outskirts of Kiel in the Meimersdorf district. Several roofs were covered in a new building area located there. Tiles were also torn from roofs in Kiel-Gaarden.

Tornado in Kiel: people washed into the water by a cyclone

First report from September 29th: Kiel – Summer is disappearing, the weather is becoming more autumnal and stormier. The weather service (DWD) declared the highest warning level * for six German districts on Wednesday evening. Storms with heavy rain and hurricane-like gusts * with speeds of up to 110 km / h would threaten. The districts of North Friesland and Dithmarschen on the coast of Schleswig-Holstein are specifically affected. In Lower Saxony it is also about the coastal regions of Friesland, Wittmund, Aurich and the island of Borkum.

“From the evening on the North Sea, a clearly refreshing westerly wind. During the Thursday night initially on the East Frisian Islands, in the second half of the night in North Frisia heavy gusts of wind * around 100 km / h (Bft 10) and individual gale-like gusts of up to 110 km / h (Bft 11), “writes the weather service. In addition, individual thunderstorms can occur from the west and north to the center. In the vicinity of the North Sea, heavy rain with up to 35 liters per square meter is predicted within a few hours.

Weather in Germany: Several wind trousers in Kiel

Some people in Kiel have experienced firsthand how dangerous the weather can be. There was even a tornado * in the port city on Wednesday evening. According to the police, several people were even washed into the water. Those affected could be freed from the water, but further details cannot yet be given because the measures are still ongoing.

The “Kieler Nachrichten” even reported on several wind trousers that were pulled through the city. A jetty was torn into the water and some house roofs were damaged. There are currently seven injuries, three of them seriously. (ta) Merkur.de is part of IPPEN.MEDIA

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